Reading test (Form 5)" Plants and Trees"

Reading test (Form 5)

Plants and Trees

The surface of the earth is the ground. And tree stands above  the ground, but its roots are under the ground. The roots get food for the tree out of the earth; they also hold the tree to the ground when the wind blows.

When a tree is young, it is very small. It gets taller and taller, its trunk gets bigger and bigger; its branches get longer and longer, and there are more and more green leaves on its branches.

The leaves of the trees are green in summer. They get brown or red in autumn, and then they fall to the ground when the wind blows,

But in spring, new green leaves come out again on the branches, and also pink or white blossoms which will give fruit later, in summer or in autumn.

A fruit tree gives us fruit to eat. Fruit is good to eat when it is ripe. People have gardens and kitchen-gardens. In the gardens people grow apple trees, pear trees, plum trees, cherry trees. In the kitchen-gardens people grow vegetables, which are very good to eat, too: carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbages, potatoes.

Activities.

1. Match the nouns and adjectives to make up word-combinations. Write them down.

trees                                long

branches                         pink and white

leaves                             green and red

blossoms                        tall

fruit                                sweet

2. Choose the correct form of the verb, write in the sentences and translate them into Ukrainian (or Russian).

1) The surface of the earth_________(are/is/be) _the ground.

2) A tree_________(get/got/gets)_ taller and taller.

3) The leaves of trees______(is/be/are)__ green in summer.

4) In spring , new green leaves ______(come/ comes/ came)__out again on the branches.

5) A fruit tree____(give/ gave/ gives)_ us fruit to eat.

3. Match the parts of the sentences.

1) And tree stands above the ground,               a) the tree out of the earth.

2) The roots get food for                                   b) brown or red in autumn.

3) When a tree is young,                                   c) apple trees, pear trees, plum trees,                                                                                              

4) The leaves of trees are                                   d) but its roots are under the ground.

5) In the gardens people grow:                           e) it is very small.

4. Write the missing adjectives.

small   -   …….   -   …….                     …….   -   longer   -   …….

…….   -   bigger  -  …….                      sweet   -  …….    -  ……..

…….   -   ……..   -  the tallest               good   -   …….    -   …….

5. Translate the sentences into English.

1) Корни дерева находятся под землей.

2) Листья деревьев зеленые летом. Осенью они желтые, коричневые или красные.

3) Фрукты очень полезны.

4) У моей бабушки есть огород и сад.

5) На огороде растут овощи: помидоры, огурцы, картофель.